PRX - Pieces for Tone: Contemplative

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LiveHopeLove
From: Pulitzer Center
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Writer and Poet Kwame Dawes explores HIV/AIDS in Jamaica, produced by Outer Voices, in association with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WSKG, KBRP Community Radio, KZYX, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Dec 02, 2008
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 22
Warfare by Corbin Bugni
From: Youth Speaks Seattle
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Spoken word piece on war and conflict both personal and global.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Sep 23, 2008
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 1
Yesica's diary
From: Alix Blair
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This is about a young woman struggling with her identity as a Mexican-American.

  • Added: Sep 09, 2008
  • Length: 04:55
Teen Baby Mamas
From: Listen Up New Orleans!
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Teen pregnancy in New Orleans

  • Added: Jul 21, 2008
  • Length: 04:50
Tell Your Mother
From: Kristin Bouwmeester
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Lost brother at the lake. What would a T.V. dad do?

  • Added: Jun 15, 2008
  • Length: 04:34
Shofar Blues by Melissa Goldman
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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Her third year in the competition, Melissa says this piece is about questioning Judaism. Melissa Goldman is 17 years old and was an individual fin...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 03:12
Nostalgic Daze by FM Supreme
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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Her fifth year in the competition, Supreme says this piece is about a longing for home (Chicago) and feeling displaced after heading off to college...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:52
Bruised Knights by Team WordPlay
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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This is the group piece (4 poets) performed in-studio by WordPlay, which was a team finalist in the 2008 Louder Than a Bomb Competition. They desc...

Bought by KRZA and KSFR


  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:33
  • Purchases: 2
Letters from the Outside
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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Getting letters in jail is part of what keeps Randy going. Here he shares some from his friends in Texas.

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: Jan 17, 2008
  • Length: 02:06
  • Purchases: 1
Poems for Manhood
From: David Kates
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Activist poet discusses his work.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2007
  • Length: 04:06
At-risk Native American teens in Colorado
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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A Colorado horse farm keeps Native teens out of trouble

Bought by KVNF, KDNK, and KRCC-FM


  • Added: Jul 17, 2007
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 3
We Are Still Here: Voices of HIV+ Youth
From: Julia Applegate
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Voices of HIV+ Youth

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KRUA, KLCC, 90.5 WSNC, and WFUV


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: 05:52
  • Purchases: 5
"Identity Crisis" by Andrew Laluz
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
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People have such problems being themselves - this piece is about issues with individuality. This poet is a student at Maine East High School (Park...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 22, 2007
  • Length: 02:25
  • Purchases: 1
Speaking to My Heart
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Series: Incarcerated Youth Speak Out
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When Nikki became a mother of two at the age of seventeen she promised to leave her life of drugs and crime behind. It was a promise she couldn't k...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, Remix Radio, YouthCast, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Nov 28, 2006
  • Length: 06:25
  • Purchases: 4
Youth Vote
From: Justin Levy
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A look at young people's attitudes toward voting.

  • Added: Nov 20, 2006
  • Length: 03:30
Esther and Abuelita
From: Radio Rookies
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A young woman and senior citizen learn from each other about dealing with loss.

Bought by KVNF and YouthCast


  • Added: Apr 13, 2006
  • Length: 10:03
  • Purchases: 2
Death Qualified
From: Alison Freeland
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A woman describes being on a death penalty jury in North Carolina.

Bought by KUNM, Connecticut Public (WNPR), and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Dec 19, 2005
  • Length: 15:51
  • Purchases: 3
Graduation Story
From: Terin Mayer
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Emily Schwing is graduating out of sync, and without pomp and circumstance, but why should you care?

  • Added: Nov 25, 2005
  • Length: 05:31
A Prohibition
From: Terin Mayer
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Three students reflect on what it means to be "Black" at Carleton College

Bought by WTIP, KRZA, KUT, KFAI Minneapolis, WGBH Radio Boston and more


  • Added: Nov 08, 2005
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 13
Alaskan Fish Guts
From: Terin Mayer
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Questioning sanity on a fish processing line in southeast Alaska.

Bought by PRX Remix, KMXT, WZBC, and KUCB


  • Added: Oct 24, 2005
  • Length: 05:11
  • Purchases: 4
Peaceful Parenting - Parts 1 + 2 / 2 half-hours / (Peace Talks Radio Series)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Two stand alone half hours in the Peace Talks Radio Series, each featuring an expert, Victor LaCerva (Pictured) and Ruth Beaglehole, on how parents...

Bought by KUNM, WPSU, KGNU Community Radio, and WGDR


  • Added: Oct 17, 2005
  • Length: 57:55
  • Purchases: 4
"And Never The Twain Shall Meet"
From: Carmody Wilson
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Tim Hildebrand is just a regular, devout,church-going Baptist who is looking for the right girl to share his faith...and his bed.

Bought by KOPN


  • Added: Jun 25, 2005
  • Length: 08:15
  • Purchases: 1
Two Teen Addicts
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Series: Incarcerated Youth Speak Out
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Jeremy interviews Mark about addiction. They are both teenagers and recovering addicts.

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Aug 23, 2004
  • Length: 06:24
  • Purchases: 1
Katie Becomes a Mom
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Series: Incarcerated Youth Speak Out
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Katie from the Long Creek Youth Development Center (LCYDC) discusses becoming a mother at thirteen.

Bought by Remix Radio, WMPG, KUNM, and Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Feb 25, 2004
  • Length: 05:20
  • Purchases: 4
Andrew and Racine Go To College
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
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Andrew Meyer, 19-year-old blind youth and his guidedog Racine navigate the Oregon State University during Andrew's first year of college.

Bought by WXLV-FM and KZYX


  • Added: Oct 31, 2003
  • Length: 06:12
  • Purchases: 2